{"product_id":"a-career-in-books-a-novel-about-friends-money-and-the-occasional-duck-bun-9780593185483","title":"A Career in Books: A Novel about Friends, Money, and the Occasional Duck Bun","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Books 2022: Comics pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Career in Books\u003c\/i\u003e is a graphic novel for everyone who's wanted to \"work with books\" and had NO idea what it entailed. It's for those who were taken aback by that first paycheck. It's for those who wanted a literary career even in the face of systemic racism, who dealt with the unique challenges of coming from an immigrant family, and whose group chat is their lifeline.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShirin, Nina, and Silvia have just gotten their first jobs in publishing, at a University Press, a traditional publisher, and a trust-fund kid's \"indie\" publisher, respectively. And it's . . . great?  \\_(ツ)_\/  They know they're paying their dues and the challenges they meet (Shirin's boss just assumes she knows Cantonese, Nina cannot get promoted by sheer force of will, and Silvia has to deal with daily microaggressions) are just part of \"a career in books.\" When they meet their elderly neighbor, Veronica Vo, and discover she's a Booker Prize winner dubbed the \"Tampax Tolstoy\" by the press, each woman finds a thread of inspiration from Veronica's life to carry on her own path. And the result is full of twists and revelations that surprise not only the reader but the women themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharming, wry, and with fantastic black-and-white illustrations, \u003ci\u003eA Career in Books\u003c\/i\u003e is a modern ode to Rona Jaffe's \u003ci\u003eThe Best of Everything\u003c\/i\u003e, and perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eGood Talk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Younger, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bold Type\u003c\/i\u003e, as readers chart the paths of three Asian-American women trying to break through the world of books with hilarious, incisive, and heartbreaking results.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Gavino\u003c\/b\u003e is the author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003eLast Night's Reading\u003c\/i\u003e (Penguin, 2015) and the graphic novel \u003ci\u003eSanpaku\u003c\/i\u003e (Archaia\/BOOM! Studios, 2018). Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLongreads\u003c\/i\u003e, Oprah.com, and more. She was both the greatest and the worst editorial assistant.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Plume Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50673732780306,"sku":"9780593185483","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_199bce3f-0a6e-4cd2-a81d-ffbff0392069.jpg?v=1733842162","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-career-in-books-a-novel-about-friends-money-and-the-occasional-duck-bun-9780593185483","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}